2017 U SPORTS Respect Group Men's Soccer Championship: UBC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2017 U SPORTS Respect Group Men’s Soccer Championship: UBC gunning for 14th national title November 5, 2017 TORONTO (U SPORTS) – Looking to win their 14th Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy and first since 2013, the UBC Thunderbirds enter the 2017 U SPORTS Respect Group Men’s Soccer championship as the most decorated side in the eight-team field Championship website A championship schedule and team-by-team previews are available below. The 2017 U SPORTS Respect Group Men’s Soccer Championship, hosted for the first time by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., kicks off on Thursday at Hillside Stadium and concludes next Sunday with the gold-medal final at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. Live-streaming is available on USPORTS.LIVE. UBC Thunderbirds Playoff finish: Canada West champions Regular season / playoff records: 10-4-1 / 3-0 Last U SPORTS championship: 2013 Total U SPORTS championships: 13 Team offence: 2.00 goals/game Team defence: 0.79 goals allowed/game Points leader: Patrick Izett, 8 Goals leader: Victory Shumbusho, 7 Assists leader: Patrick Izett, 5 Probable starting goaltender (record): Chad Bush (9-5-1) In his 22nd season at the helm of the Thunderbirds, UBC head coach Mike Mosher brings one of his youngest-ever teams to the U SPORTS Respect Group Men's Soccer Championship in Kamloops, B.C. The T-Birds topped the Canada West Pacific Division with a 10-4-1 regular season record. The team then captured the Canada West banner on home turf in Vancouver, despite having just three senior players on the roster.
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